6Click the Send button on the toolbar when you are finished.

7If necessary, click the Send/Recv tool on the toolbar to send any messages stored in the Outbox.

NOTE: When you compose a message without being connected to the Internet, the message is stored in the Outbox until the next time you log on to the Internet and connect to your ISP.

receiving e-mail messages with outlook express

Your ISP receives e-mail messages for you automatically, even when your PC is turned off. The ISP then stores your messages until you connect to the Internet and open your e-mail program to read them.

1Start Outlook Express.

2If necessary, click the Send/Recv tool on the toolbar to have your e-mail program get the new messages from all listed e-mail accounts.

3Click the Inbox folder to view the list of incoming messages. Messages not yet read appear in bold on the screen.

NOTE: In Outlook Express, the messages stay in your Inbox until you delete them or move them to another folder.

4Click a message once to view it, or double-click the message to expand it and read it in its own window.

For more information about using your e-mail program, go to the Help menu within the program.

if your isp provides the e-mail program

Follow the ISP’s instructions to install its Web browser and e-mail program and to set up and use your e-mail account. You will then be able to send and receive e-mail when your PC is connected to your ISP.

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